Zhang Fei - The Abandoned Son

Chapter 877: The Holy Radiance Sword

”Oh? Why did you suddenly decide to wake up?”

Zhang Xiaolong [3] returned the demon extermination sword into his body before answering Hun Di. ”Master, my two clones are in the Scorching Earth Realm right now to search for the Earth Flame, and there are many powerful demons there, so they need my sword to fight them.”

”Kid, remember not to absorb their cultivation; do you understand?” Hun Di reminded Zhang Xiaolong [3] in a stern tone.

”Donʼt worry, Master. I will not absorb their cultivation, and I will only absorb their demon essence.” Zhang Xiaolong [3]ʼs answer caused Hun Di to let out a heavy breath. ”Hmm?”

A mass of golden light suddenly appeared before them, dazzling all of them. Once the golden light disappeared, Tian Huangjin appeared before them, shocking all of them except Zhang Xiaolong [3].

”Can you tell us your identity, Senior?” Hun Di asked Tian Huangjin while cupping his hands.

Zhe Wuming, Feng Jiu, Gong Ren, and Ji Changlan also did the same.

Tian Huangjin didnʼt take them into consideration and asked Zhang Xiaolong [3] directly. ”Did you manage to find Xereth? Iʼve been looking for him in many realms for the past two weeks, but Iʼve had a difficult time finding him because his avatar keeps changing to his other statues.”

”Yes.” Zhang Xiaolong [3] nodded at her. ”We are on our way to Xerethʼs location now.”

”Tell me.”

”The Starry Sky Realm.”

”Which direction?”

”Over there.” Feng Jiu answered her while pointing in another direction. ”The Starry Sky Realm is three daysʼ journey from this place at our current speed.”

Tian Huangjin turned that way and wanted to go there, but Zhang Xiaolong [3] suddenly stopped her. ”Senior, please wait a minute; I have a few questions for you.”

”What are your questions?”

”Did you come from the Radiance Domain?” Since Zhang Xiaolong [3] had told her about his acquaintance from the Paradise Realm, Tian Huangjin immediately admitted it. ”You should be a winged race, right?”

”Thatʼs right.” Tian Huangjin nodded to him. ”My Radiance Domain is the home of my winged race.”

Zhang Xiaolong [3] then asked her again. ”Since you are a winged race, you should know about your ancestor, Tian Huangjin, right?”

”How did you know that name?” Tian Huangjin immediately landed in front of Zhang Xiaolong [3] and frowned at him.

”I have met her before, and she told me her name.”

”Impossible!” Tian Huangjin said with a shake of her head. ”Ancestor Huangjin was the first winged race that was born in this universe, and she died billions of years ago. In fact, my name is Tian Huangjin, and my parents took it from her name.”

Zhang Xiaolong [3] felt at a loss to explain it to her. ”Senior, I have no reason to lie to you. I have indeed met Tian Huangjin before, but she is not the real her, and the real her is still sleeping inside someoneʼs body.”

”Let me read your memories.” After Zhang Xiaolong [3], Tian Huangjin touched his forehead and delved into his memories.

Tian Huangjinʼs expression changed to a mixture of shame and anger, especially since there were too many memories of Zhang Xiaolong [3] dual cultivating with dozens of women. After she searched for a long time, she found the memories of when the Holy Radiance Crown chose Xu Lingʼer as its owner, and she also turned into her ancestor at that time.

Tian Huangjin removed her hand and posed a question. ”Where is the little girl?”

”Wait.” Zhang Xiaolong [3] immediately opened the portal to the training space.

Soon, Xu Lingʼer walked out of the training space and stood beside Zhang Xiaolong [3], but her eyes were only focused on Tian Huangjin. ”Who is this woman, Big Brother? Why do I feel a familiar aura from her?”

”Her name is Tian Huangjin.” Xu Lingʼer was stunned after Zhang Xiaolong [3] mentioned the name. ”She is different from that Tian Huangjin, as she is her distant descendant.”

”Oh.” Xu Lingʼer nodded slightly, but she suddenly felt sleepy. As soon as she fell asleep, her body floated on its own, and a golden light quickly enveloped her body, dazzling the area once again.

Since he had witnessed Xu Lingʼerʼs transformation before, Zhang Xiaolong [3] hurriedly took out a spare piece of clothing and covered her body with it, or else Hun Di and the others would see her naked body.

Once the golden light disappeared, Xu Lingʼer had already turned into Tian Huangjin. As Zhang Xiaolong [3]ʼs expected, her mature body was fully naked.

Zhe Wuming, Hun Di, Gong Ren, and Ji Changlan were stunned in their places as soon as they saw Xu Lingʼerʼs adult figure. As normal men, they felt attraction towards her, but they immediately suppressed those feelings, especially since she was originally still an underage girl.

Feng Jiu smiled in amusement seeing their reactions. ʼThis kid never ceased to bring surprises, but I didnʼt expect that there is such a powerful reincarnator by his side, and this woman should be stronger than Yaoʼer.ʼ

Tian Huangjin immediately knelt on one leg. ”Huangjin pays respects to the Ancestor.”

”Get up.” Xu Lingʼer lifted her feet with her aura. ”I didnʼt expect to meet one of my descendants in the three mortal realms, especially after our race faced a terrible calamity in the past, and I died at that time.”

Tian Huangjin nodded at her. ”Iʼve heard all your stories from my great-grandparents, and my parents named me after you. The calamity caused our race to decline greatly, but we managed to survive and rebuild, and now there are millions of us in our domain.”

”I see.” Xu Lingʼer nodded with a relieved smile on her face. ”Have any of you found the other parts of my Holy Radiance equipment?”

Hearing that, Tian Huangjin took out her golden sword, but the sword immediately flew around Xu Lingʼer in joy. ”No one has ever gained this swordʼs recognition, including me. I can use it because my job is to chase down the demons that caused our race to almost become extinct in the past.”

Xu Lingʼer swiftly seized the Holy Radiance Sword, a golden aura enveloping them as they connected. ”Old friend, Iʼm glad to see you again, but the current me does not have the ability to wield you. Therefore, I want you to go with my descendant, and you must help her to get rid of our old enemies. Once I return to our domain, we will reunite once again, and we will fight together like in the past.”

*Zing... Zing... Zing...*

The Holy Radiance Sword vibrated a few times before returning to Tian Huangjinʼs hands, and Xu Lingʼer asked her again. ”Are there any other parts?”

”Ancestor, we found your Holy Radiance War Armor in the Forgotten Realm.” Tian Huanjingʼs revelation made Zhang Xiaolong [3]ʼs expression turn shocked mixed with seriousness. ”Unfortunately, we couldnʼt get close to it, so it is still there, and some people from our race are guarding it. As for the gauntlet, shield, and boots, we havenʼt managed to find them.”

Xu Lingʼer exhaled softly. ”My current body is still too weak, so I must return now, and you can go to carry out your duties.”

”Yes, Ancestor.” Tian Huangjin looked at Zhang Xiaolong [3] and the others for a moment before flying toward the Starry Sky Realm.

Xu Lingʼerʼs body quickly shrank and returned to her true form, and Zhang Xiaolong [3] directly sent her back to the training space so that Ru Xue could take care of her.

”Weʼre much more senior than you, but your connections and knowledge surpass us, kid.” Gong Ren said while shaking his head.

Ji Changlan joined in. ”Not only do you know about the Paradise Realm, but you also have many acquaintances from that realm, not to mention that the little girl just now is the reincarnator of an ancient powerhouse.”

”Haha.” Zhang Xiaolong [3] laughed awkwardly. ”I was lucky enough to know about the Paradise Realm and the people from that realm, and I also never expected that Lingʼer was Tian Huangjinʼs reincarnation. Even before becoming a cultivator, she was exceptionally intelligent and mature, which raised many questions for us. A few months ago, I accidentally found one of her pieces of equipment in the Star Tower, and it chose her as its master, which also gave us the answers to all our questions. Do you still want to continue your journey to the Starry Sky Realm? If not, Iʼll go there myself.”

”We still have to go to that realm.” Ji Changlan was the first to answer.

Zhe Wuming nodded in agreement with that. ”Even though that female senior went to that realm to look for Xereth, we have to confirm whether she will succeed in getting rid of him or not. If she fails, we have to think of other plans to protect our realm and the three mortal realms.”

”Hey, kid! I want two of your pills!” Xue Bao jumped onto Zhang Xiaolong [3]ʼs shoulder.

Zhang Xiaolong [3] rubbed his nose before giving the price of the pills. ”Each pill is worth a hundred million purple jewels.”

”You wanted to rob us on purpose!” Ji Changlan shouted at him in anger.

”Hahaha.” Feng Jiu laughed at that. ”Old Ji, no one can concoct such miraculous pills except him, and the ingredients are even harder to obtain since they are only available in the tower. Thus, I think it is reasonable if he opens that price for the pills, especially since their effects will last forever.”

Ji Changlanʼs lips twitched in response, but he immediately took out that many purple jewels and handed them to Zhang Xiaolong [3]. ”It took me quite a while to get this many jewels, but I wasted it just for two pills.”

”You stingy old man!” Feng Jiu said it with a shake of her head.

Xue Bao stretched out his front paw to Zhang Xiaolong [3]. ”Give me the pills, and my master will pay you.”

”Give me two of each.” Zhe Wuming casually paid Zhang Xiaolong [3] four hundred million purple jewels, as well as Gong Ren, who paid him two hundred million purple jewels.

{800,000,000 purple jewels have been added to your balance.}

ʼHahaha! Iʼm rich now!ʼ Zhang Xiaolong [3] immediately gave them the two pills, as many as they needed. He also gave Feng Jiu two pills, but he did not ask her to pay for them. ”Donʼt be jealous of her, okay? Empress Feng is my future mother-in-law, so I canʼt possibly ask her to pay for my pills, right?”

”Cheapskate!” Ji Changlan and the others immediately sat cross-legged and swallowed the two pills, as did Feng Jiu.

Hun Di smiled and patted Zhang Xiaolong [3]ʼs shoulder. ”Since we still need a few days to arrive at the Starry Sky Realm, I will teach you some new soul techniques.”

”Yes, Master.” Zhang Xiaolong [3] replied excitedly.

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[Daily Quest: Absorb 100,000 demon auras.]

[Status: Done.]

[Reward: 100 advanced demon cores sent to the inventory.]

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[Daily Quest: Absorb 100,000 Qi.]

[Status: Done.]

[Reward: 100 purple jewels sent to the inventory.]

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After the two notifications appeared, Zhang Fei [5] immediately left the Blue Water Realm and returned to the Phoenix Clan in the Sky Dragon Realm. He found Zhu Lingyao waiting for him in the garden in front of his room, but he suddenly sensed killing intent from several people.

ʼTheyʼve finally arrived, huh? They shouldnʼt dare to act at this hour, so Iʼll lure them somewhere else.ʼ Zhang Fei [5] immediately approached Zhu Lingyao and informed her about those assassins, and the two of them right away left the Phoenix Clan.

Zhu Lingyao then asked him. ʼDo you need my help fighting them?ʼ

ʼNo.ʼ Zhang Fei [5] refused immediately. ʼI want to subdue them and bring them into my organization, so I have to show them my abilities, or they wonʼt fully submit to me.ʼ

Zhu Lingyao gave a light nod. ʼIʼve heard a lot about you, but Iʼve never seen you fight before, so Iʼll use this opportunity to analyze the depth of your strength.ʼ

ʼHaha!ʼ Zhang Fei [5] embraced her waist. ʼThis future husband of yours is not as weak as you imagine, and I will show you that I am worthy of being your husband.ʼ

ʼYou are not my future husband!ʼ Zhu Lingyao glared at him.

Instead, Zhang Fei [5] looked her up and down. ʼIf Iʼm not your future husband, why are you enjoying our kisses? Why did you let me touch your body?ʼ

ʼHumph!ʼ Zhu Lingyao snorted and did not reply to him.

Sometime later, they had arrived at the forest on the edge of the floating island, and Zhu Lingyao sat on a large rock, watching Zhang Fei [5] fight with beasts of various ranks in the area. ʼWhat exactly does he want from these beasts? Why does he always slaughter thousands of them?ʼ

As he fought with those beasts, Zhang Fei [5] continued to monitor the assassins on the map. He knew that they would not dare to move with Zhu Lingyao by his side, so he chose to complete the third daily quest first.

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In the Scorching Earth Realm, Feltia [2] hid himself in an invisible state as he jumped into every tree toward the mountain peak. Meanwhile, Zhang Fei [4] climbed with effort due to the increased gravity on the mountain, skillfully avoiding the obstacles that kept appearing. He also fought off every lava beast that came his way, collecting as many Lava Heart Crystals as possible.

”Little Fox!”

Zhang Fei [4] turned to the group of cultivators from the Sovereign Heaven Realm, and Yuan Tianling was the first to land before him, followed by the other four.

Yuan Tianling immediately grabbed Zhang Fei [4]ʼs hand and led him to sit on a large rock. ”How can you move so fast? Have you trained in high gravity before? If I were here alone, I definitely wouldnʼt be able to catch up with you.”

ʼThis woman is lovely, but also annoying.ʼ Zhang Fei [4] then answered her. ”In the upper realm there are several planets with heavy gravity, and I have trained on some of them, so the gravity on this mountain is not too troublesome for me.”

”Are there really such planets in the upper realm? Why have I never heard of them?” Yuan Tiankong suspiciously asked, and the others also looked suspicious of him.

Zhang Fei [4] asked back directly. ”Have all of you explored the upper realms before? I donʼt think so, right?”

”Why do you think that?” Yuan Tianjie inquired.

”If you guys had explored the upper realms, Iʼm sure the five of you wouldnʼt be moving in a group right now, and you guys would be moving on your own.” Yuan Tianjie and the others did not rebuff Zhang Fei [4]. ”Unlike you all, Iʼve been to many realms, and Iʼve met many rogue cultivators. None of them move in groups, unless they go to a place that is much more dangerous than this mountain.”

”Hehe.” Yuan Tianling giggled. ”Youʼre not wrong about that, little fox. Actually, this planet was the first we visited, and we always focused on training in our realm, so we didnʼt know about other realms. By the way, do you want to come with us to our realm? Our realm is different from the others, and you will be able to cultivate and train better there.”

”What is the name of your realm, Senior Sister?” Zhang Fei [4] pretended to be curious.

Yuan Tianhua answered him. ”Our realm is the oldest in the upper realm, the Sovereign Heaven Realm. Not many cultivators know about our realm, and even those who do know about it wonʼt be able to enter easily. If you go with us, our master can give you an exception, and you wonʼt have to go through those troublesome tests.”

Zhang Fei [4] nodded slightly. ”I have never heard of that realm before, but your strength and ability to overcome the gravity on this mountain make me think itʼs interesting.”

”So, are you willing to go with us?” Yuan Tianling asked with puppy eyes.

”No.” Zhang Fei [4] rejected her outright.

- To Be Continued -